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General Lagos

FieldValue
nameGeneral Lagos
native_nameTakura
native_name_langay
settlement_typeCommune
image_captionPanoramic view of Visviri
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo_de_General_Lagos.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de General Lagos.svg
map_altMap of General Lagos commune in Arica and Parinacota Region
map_captionMap of General Lagos commune in Arica and Parinacota Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
coor_pinpointcommune
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Arica y Parinacota
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Parinacota
named_forPedro Lagos
seat_typeCapital
seatVisviri
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipal council
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameÁlex Castillo
leader_partyREP
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km22244.4
elevation_m4093
population_footnotes
population_total684
population_as_of2017 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank10
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank2684
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Male
demographics1_info1412
demographics1_title2Female
demographics1_info2272
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code56 + 58
websiteMunicipality of General Lagos

General Lagos (indigenous name: Takura) is Chile's northernmost commune in Parinacota Province, Arica and Parinacota Region. Its capital is Visviri.

The area, once part of Peru, was captured by Chilean forces in the War of the Pacific by its namesake and commander of Chilean troops in the Battle of Arica, General Pedro Lagos.

Tacora volcano lies in this commune.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, General Lagos had 1,179 inhabitants (761 men and 418 women), all listed as living in rural areas. The population grew by 16.5% (167 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, General Lagos is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde was Gregorio Mendoza Chura.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, General Lagos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Nino Baltolu (UDI) and Orlando Vargas (PPD) as part of the 1st electoral district, which includes the entire Arica and Parinacota Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Fulvio Rossi Ciocca (PS) and Jaime Orpis Bouchon (UDI) as part of the 1st senatorial constituency (Arica and Parinacota Region and Tarapacá Region).

References

References

  1. "Municipality of General Lagos".
  2. "Resultados CENSO 2017". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  5. "Región de Arica y Parinacota, Arica y Parinacota: Directora Regional de Senadis se reúne con alcalde de General Lagos". SENADIS, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social.
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